GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |